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as⋅trag⋅a⋅lus

  [a-strag-uh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] . Zoology.
(in higher vertebrates) one of the proximal bones of the tarsus; talus.
Origin:
1535–45; < NL; see astragal

Related forms:
as⋅trag⋅a⋅lar, adjective
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as·trag·a·lus   (ə-strāg'ə-ləs)   
n.   pl. as·trag·a·li (-lī')
See talus1.

[New Latin, from Greek astragalos, vertebra; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]
as·trag'a·lar adj.
ta·lus 1   (tā'ləs)   
n.   pl. ta·li (-lī')

  1. The bone of the ankle that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. Also called anklebone, astragalus.

  2. The ankle.


[Latin tālus, ankle.]
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Main Entry: as·trag·a·lus
Pronunciation: &-'strag-&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural as·trag·a·li /-"lI, -"lE/
: one of the proximal bones of the tarsus of the higher vertebrates —see TALUS 1
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astragalus as·trag·a·lus (ə-strāg'ə-ləs)
n.
See talus.

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